Air pollution and hospital admissions for cardiovascular disease in Tucson

Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Schwartz, Joel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Cardiovascular disease; CO; Hospital admissions; PM10; SO2

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AIR POLLUTION; ARIZONA; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PATIENT ADMISSION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEASONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WEATHER;

EID: 0030989909     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199707000-00004     Document Type: Article

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